(CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warns that excessive partisanship could well "hollow out" the military, saying "we cannot tolerate" if Congress fails to reach an accord on debt reduction and thereby triggers hundreds of billions of dollars in across-the-board cuts. Speaking with CNN's Erin Burnett in an interview that aired Monday on the first edition of her program "OutFront," Panetta said that he was prepared to slash about $450 billion from the defense budget over the next decade, as currently mandated. But he described as potentially dangerous any deeper cuts, like the $1.2 trillion that would be unavoidable if a bipartisan panel does not reach a debt-reduction accord in the coming weeks that is then passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama.

"If the

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- Barack Obama is irresponsible enough to suddenly turn on this sequester idea (leading to massive, automatic cuts to defense) because they failed to meet their responsibility, that would clearly damage our national defense," Panetta said.
- CNN is irresponsible enough to suddenly turn on this sequester idea (leading to massive, automatic cuts to defense) because they failed to meet their responsibility, that would clearly damage our national defense," Panetta said.
- Congress is irresponsible enough to suddenly turn on this sequester idea (leading to massive, automatic cuts to defense) because they failed to meet their responsibility, that would clearly damage our national defense," Panetta said.
- Erin Burnett is irresponsible enough to suddenly turn on this sequester idea (leading to massive, automatic cuts to defense) because they failed to meet their responsibility, that would clearly damage our national defense," Panetta said.
- Iran is irresponsible enough to suddenly turn on this sequester idea (leading to massive, automatic cuts to defense) because they failed to meet their responsibility, that would clearly damage our national defense," Panetta said.
- Leon Panetta is irresponsible enough to suddenly turn on this sequester idea (leading to massive, automatic cuts to defense) because they failed to meet their responsibility, that would clearly damage our national defense," Panetta said.
- OutFront is irresponsible enough to suddenly turn on this sequester idea (leading to massive, automatic cuts to defense) because they failed to meet their responsibility, that would clearly damage our national defense," Panetta said.
- Pakistan is irresponsible enough to suddenly turn on this sequester idea (leading to massive, automatic cuts to defense) because they failed to meet their responsibility, that would clearly damage our national defense," Panetta said.
- Panetta is irresponsible enough to suddenly turn on this sequester idea (leading to massive, automatic cuts to defense) because they failed to meet their responsibility, that would clearly damage our national defense," Panetta said.
- U.S. is irresponsible enough to suddenly turn on this sequester idea (leading to massive, automatic cuts to defense) because they failed to meet their responsibility, that would clearly damage our national defense," Panetta said.
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Congress is irresponsible enough to suddenly turn on this sequester idea (leading to massive, automatic cuts to defense) because they failed to meet their responsibility, that would clearly damage our national defense," Panetta said.


A senior Obama administration official told reporters on Monday that American citizens who have fought alongside the ISIS terror army have managed to come back into the country and are under active surveillance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The stunning revelation came ten days after a Democratic New York congressman spilled the beans with a public  but little-noticed claim that there were 40 such 'foreign fighter' jihadis back on U.S. soil. In a gathering with selected journalists, the administration official acknowledged that it's true. The National Counterterrorism Center's latest determination, the official said, 'includes those who've gone, those who've tried to go, some who've come back and are under active – the FBI is looking at them.'

That number has grown dramatically since June 29, when ISIS declared itself a 'caliphate' – an

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- America nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- American nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- Americans nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- Democratic nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- FBI nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- France nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- ISIS nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- Iraq nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- National Counterterrorism Center nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- New York nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- Obama nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- U.S. nation led by a supreme religious authority.
- US nation led by a supreme religious authority.
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ISIS nation led by a supreme religious authority.


(CNN) -- Seth MacFarlane: Sarah Palin expressed outrage at a Fox television program, created by MacFarlane, for joking about people with Down syndrome and making an apparent reference to her 22-month-old son, Trig, who has the genetic disorder. The former Alaska governor said on her Facebook page that she was too angry to offer a coherent response, so she had her daughter Bristol release a full statement on the family's behalf. The Palins directed their criticism at the prime-time Fox cartoon, "Family Guy." In Sunday's episode, a teenaged female character with Down syndrome told another character that "my mom is the former governor of Alaska." A song and dance routine by another character also used language that ridiculed people with disabilities.



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- Alaska warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- Bristol warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- CNN warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- Carly Simon warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- China warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- Dalai Lama warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- Down syndrome warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- Facebook warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- Family Guy warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- Fox warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- MacFarlane warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- Obama warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- Palins warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- Sarah Palin warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- Seth MacFarlane warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
- Trig warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.
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China warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama.